Monday, July 23, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

the seventh Harry Potter book was amazing! i just finished it yesterday! i won't say too much about it, cause that would ruin it, but i will say that the book is awesome and everyone has to read it! there will be tears, laughs and smiles, but it is all good! YOU MUST READ IT!

Friday, July 20, 2007

the subtle knife...

oh my gosh! i just finished the subtle knife. it was amazing! i think that Phillip Pullman is an amazing author! this book just kept me going and going with surprises around every corner! there was some stuff in there that i totally did not see coming! and i need to talk to you about lee scorsby and john parry...

Friday, July 13, 2007

More books...

i would like to recommend one of the most amazing books of the 21st century...besides Harry Potter, of course! It is called Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. And yes, yes, before you say anything, i know that it is about vampires, but that doesn't matter when you consider what the book is really about. i can't tell you too much about it, because that would ruin the story. but i will say that it is the most awesome vampire love story ever written. once you start it, there is no stopping. you will be hooked to the very end. please read it, it is amazing. the second book is called New Moon and a third one, Eclipse, is coming out august 7th!

Lets talk about books..

I am reading "His Dark Materials" series by Philip Pullman. I am in the middle of the third book, The Amber Spy Glass. He has me hooked. The "world" he has created is intriguing, the characters are engaging, and the story interesting. If you look at the deeper themes, like Tolkien and CS Lewis, Pullman is raising questions about the humanity of humanity. Some will say the story attempts to undermine Christianity but it could also be seen as trying the find the "connecting spiritual threads" in all existence. Let me know what you think.

Check out Pullman's web site at http://www.philip-pullman.com/index.asp

Also http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/ is an interesting site. You can download an Alethiometer